Research Study: Municipal Athletic Complex St. Cloud, MN July 2016 Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………… Page 3 Ice Arenas, Hockey and Figure Skating..……………………………………. Page 5 Baseball…………….………………………………………………………………………. Page 22 Golf…………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 35 Multipurpose Facilities……………………............................................ Page 40 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………… Page 50 Sources……………………………………………………………………………………… Page 52 Acknowledgments: A special thank you to Tony Goddard, Director, Community Services and Facilities, City of St. Cloud, MN for commissioning this research in March 2016. Numerous people responded to requests for information. These people are not mentioned in this document, but we are grateful for their help. The primary research work was done by SCSU School of Public Affairs Research Institute project assistants Paul Ryan, Alex Franta, and Joseph Kucan. For inquiries, please contact: Rich MacDonald Interim Director, School of Public Affairs Research Institute St. Cloud State University
[email protected] 2 Introduction The Municipal Athletic Complex (MAC) in St. Cloud, MN is described on its website (http://www.stcloudmac.com/arenapro.html) as follows: Arenas The Municipal Athletic Complex (MAC), located on the north-western side of St. Cloud, is comprised of two ice sheets, two baseball stadiums and an executive par 30 public golf course. The original ice sheet opened for business in November of 1972. For over 15 years, the MAC was the only sheet within a 30 mile radius. Originally, the MAC hosted three area high schools, St. Cloud State and St. John's University hockey programs, plus the areas youth hockey and figure skating organizations. With the increase in skating over the last 12 years, St. Cloud has seen ice sheets added to St. Cloud State University and the Benton County Fairgrounds.